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Retention

🔄 Synonyms of "Retention"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
holdingnoun	Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
keepingnoun	Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
retentivenessnoun	The state of being retentive.
retentivitynoun	The ability to retain, potential for retention.
memorynoun	(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
retentivitynoun	The ability to retain, potential for retention.
retentivenessnoun	The state of being retentive.
keepingnoun	Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
memorynoun	(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
holdingnoun	Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
retainernoun	A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
retainingnoun	The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
retainnoun	(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
reservenoun	The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
keepnoun	The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
sustainnoun	(music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
staynoun	Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
sustainingnoun	The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
sustainmentnoun	The act of sustaining something.
holdernoun	A thing that holds.
sustenancenoun	Something that provides support or nourishment.
survivalnoun	The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
savingnoun	A reduction in cost or expenditure.
preservingnoun	preservation